A Kansas bill would repeal the state's 1988 ban on quarantining individuals with HIV and AIDS as part of broader changes to its public health practices. Scott Burris, a law professor at Temple who specializes in public health and HIV law, said that bans on HIV/AIDS quarantines are not common at the state level. "This is like zombie legislation," said Burris. More generally, he said it made sense from a legal standpoint to give public health officials greater flexibility in addressing ever-changing diseases.